Remote Legal BD Strategist - Litigation

SourcePro Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SourcePro Search is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support a major law firm’s Litigation practice. This role is remote while based from the New York office and requires a Bachelor's degree with 3–5 years of recent law firm BD experience.

The position offers a generous compensation package, excellent benefits and aggressive growth opportunities. The BD Specialist will report to a Senior BD Manager and work with the Client Development & Marketing team to provide dedicated support to

Qualifications

• Very strong attention to detail, accuracy and organization.
• Strong time and project management skills; ability to prioritize and work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels of firm personnel, including attorneys and staff
• Strong writing skills
• Knowledge of and experience with third-party databases such as Pitchly, CapitalIQ, Preqin and PitchBook
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat are essential; knowledge of InDesign is preferred
• 4+ years of experience in a BD role in a professional services firm environment; law firm experience in corporate practice areas is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide support with respect to a wide range of business development and marketing efforts, including:
• Coordinate and support the directories legal process, including producing draft submissions and reference lists for manager review; tracking timelines, deadlines and researcher assignments; coordinating communications and interviews; and related efforts
• Produce league table reports and perform quarterly submission and reconciliation checks
• Produce to deadline tailored pitch materials and proposals, including relevant and compelling firm messaging, experience and accolades, in line with firm brand guidelines
• Support RFP processes, including liaising with other firm departments
• Record BD goals, efforts and opportunities and track outcomes Ensure practic
• e experience, client lists, matter descriptions, tombstones and client logos are updated and recorded within required deadlines
• Maintain and update pitch templates and practice descriptions, such that materials are available for use upon request
• Run queries and produce reports from internal and external databases, including custom experience lists, and provide support on research request
• Track accolades
• Liaise with Communications, Events and broader Client Development & Marketing teams on marketing efforts, including event/webinar invitations, guest lists and logistics
• Support additional profile-raising activities including legal directories and league tables from time to time as determined by the needs of the firm

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Writing skills

Project management

Collaboration

Reliability

Research skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

Tools

Pitchly

CapitalIQ

Preqin

PitchBook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

Job description

SourcePro Search is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support a major law firm’s Litigation practice. This role is remote while based from the New York office and requires a Bachelor's degree with 3–5 years of recent law firm BD experience.

The position offers a generous compensation package, excellent benefits and aggressive growth opportunities. The BD Specialist will report to a Senior BD Manager and work with the Client Development & Marketing team to provide dedicated support to